The Trump Report

"He's playing for time."For today's Trump Report, Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Scott Lucas, professor of US politics at the University College Dublin’s Clinton Institute, and also founder and editor of EA WorldView. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss if First Lady Melania Trump is advising her husband on continuing US support for Ukraine, whether it’s Donald Trump’s own doing for the fact he can't “get out” of the Epstein files saga and if any information or documentation the government has on Jefferey Epstein’s incriminating past will lead to the US President. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s fifth ultimatum to Vladimir Putin, whether Russia’s President is scared by threats from the West and reports Ukrainian troops have used a Putin-style tactic by poisoning the water bottles of Russian troops. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political commentator and author Joe Concha joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss whether the Epstein files drama is a “terminal cancer” to the MAGA movement, if the appropriate next step is for the Trump administration to hire a special counsel to provide an independent investigation into this and Elon Musk uses his Grok AI tool to question what information the government have on who travelled on Jeffrey Epstein’s plane. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"This won’t go away."Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by David Cay Johnston, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, to discuss the latest from the White House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The Kremlin came out a few hours later with the spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, and said, yeah, this is serious."Russia may have finally pushed Trump too far as Europe starts to resupply Ukraine with US bought weapons, says Prof. Scott Lucas on The Trump Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The serious problems Moscow is facing today economically could become critical."Trump threat to bring in third party sanctions in 50 days if Putin does not end his invasion could be crushing if Russia's allies cease trading, says Ambassador John Herbst Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyiv based foreign policy & security expert Jimmy Rushton joins Times Radio's Fergus Macphee to discuss the shift in tone from Donald Trump towards his relationship with Vladimir Putin. It's as the US President has announced a new deal which will see weapons sent to Ukraine.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former MSNBC moderator and podcaster Chuck Todd joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s latest backflip on Vladimir Putin, whether there’s any truth to CNN’s report the US President threatened to bomb Moscow and if further anger from Mr Trump over Vladimir Putin’s refusal to end the war will lead to the Trump administration approving their own military package to Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Through something like a class action, things are going to remain on hold."Trump's political agenda could still be on hold despite the supreme courts block on injunctions from federal courts, says Prof. Adam Steinman from Texas A&M University Law School. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump rearming Ukraine’s military only days after the Pentagon’s pause in missiles, whether the US President realises he will have to “force” Vladimir Putin into ending his war and how Mr Trump “gutting” his administration staff led to a lack of communication with the state departments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former Obama/Biden staffer Christopher Hale joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Vladimir Putin launching Russia’s biggest attack on Ukraine only hours after his phone call with Donald Trump, whether the US Senate will vote this week on Lindsey Graham’s bipartisan sanctions bill targeting importers of Russian and what Elon Musk’s political plans are following his announcement of the ‘America Party’. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor of public policy & economics at the University of Michigan Justin Wolfers, tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee what the passing of Donald Trump's 'big beautiful' tax bill means for everyday Americans, and why it won't actually cut taxes.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the Pentagon’s decision to pause some air defence missiles being sent to Ukraine, how Europe can step up and fill the gap if the Trump administration cuts the war-torn country off completely and why Donald Trump would have a phone conversation with Vladimir Putin before he spoke to Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former National Security Advisor John Bolton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the Pentagon’s decision to halt shipments of air defence missiles to Ukraine, whether Donald Trump’s administration were notified before the call was made and how the vacant role of National Security Advisor plays a role in the lack of communication. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the run up to the final vote on Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, David Cay Johnston, speaks to Times Radio's Jo Crawford about what to expect. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump's tactics for getting his big beautiful bill passed in the Senate reflect a wider adoption of autocratic rule by the Trump administration warns Prof. Scott Lucas on The Trump Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"The billionaire breakup."Elon Musk is likely to be a thorn in Trump's side for the rest of his term in office, says Diane Francis, editor at large at the National Post, on The Trump Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Henry Olsen - senior fellow at the Ethics & Public Policy Center - joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the likelihood of Donald Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ passing the Senate, how the US President will retaliate against Republicans who have opposed it and why Elon Musk could sue Trump if he revokes Tesla and SpaceX government contracts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kyiv based foreign policy & security expert Jimmy Rushton joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Russia’s recent attacks on the Ukrainian capital, why Vladimir Putin’s comparison of his military equipment to the United States’ is “laughable” and how the Russian leader has been caught “lying” about the capabilities & plans to mass produce Oreshnik missiles. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale for a deep dive into how Donald Trump brokered a ceasefire between Israel & Iran, which three actors “manipulated” the US President and why Iran’s Supreme Leader is declaring victory on Israel and the United States. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss reports the US military failed to destroy all of Iran’s nuclear facilities, whether Donald Trump's “laziness” has caused him to be unsuccessful in brokering long lasting peace and whether NATO leaders will pressure the US President to remain committed to the alliance and to helping Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Defence expert and former US DASD Jim Townsend tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee how Donald Trump will be feeling after the ceasefire he helped broker between Israel and Iran lasted mere hours. He says it now may be time for Trump to 'move on to something else' other than peace in the Middle East.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Israel and Iran’s violations to Donald Trump’s recently brokered ceasefire, how Vladimir Putin has been weakened by the United States’ firm stance on Iran’s nuclear capabilities and what important discussions need to take place this week at the NATO Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

US forces have been preparing for a response to Iranian strikes against US bases for some time and could attack imminently if any attacks have killed Americans, warns Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence, Mick Mulroy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former British Army colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee how Iran's ability to produce nuclear weapons has now been severely weakened by US strikes and that Trump could look to 'take out' Iran's supreme leader Khamenei, but will not send troops to the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio's Maddie Hale to analyse Donald Trump's decision to bomb Iran's nuclear facilities before his two week deadline was up, how Iran will seek to retaliate against the United States and why the US President decided to take this risk knowing his Republican Party and MAGA base were divided over US military involvement. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political commentator and author of ‘How the Right Lost Its Mind’ Charlie Sykes joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s decision to delay the use of US military action in Iran by two weeks, how China is playing the “long game” with the United States and India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi issues a snide jab to President Trump’s ‘peacemaker’ title. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Political commentator Chris Cillizza joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the repercussions that could unfold if Donald Trump orders US militants to bomb Iran, how it could divide his MAGA base and why the US president can publicly attack Iran’s Supreme Leader but fail to condemn Vladimir Putin for killing an American civilian in Ukraine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump’s administration debating over whether to bomb Iran and how this makes Vladimir Putin terrified he will be the next dictator targeted and assassinated. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the US & UK signing a new trade deal, why Donald Trump left the G7 Summit early just as “important conversations” were starting and how Israel set out to “play” the US President when it launched an attack on Iran.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former British Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Israel’s attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities, whether Donald Trump’s administration will restart negotiations over ending Iran’s nuclear weapons program and the "ironic" position Vladimir Putin is now in. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by former British colonel and current military and security analyst Hamish de Bretton-Gordon to discuss Israel's strikes on Iran and how Trump may respond. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by Professor Scott Lucas from the University College Dublin’s Clinton Institute to break down the Pentagon's review on the Aukus pact and discusses the latest on LA wildfires. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"Elon's influence, which I always thought was overblown to begin with, is now very, very much diminished in Washington." Elon Musk won't be able to recover from his spat with Trump as he is forced to back down to save his government contracts, says Terry Haines on The Trump Report Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Podcaster and former MSNBC moderator Chuck Todd joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the “personal” fight between Donald Trump and Gavin Newsom, when and how the Democratic Party will begin to groom a nominee for the 2028 presidential election, and why some members of the Trump administration always had “knives out” for Elon Musk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"This is militarizing the US system in support of their power - if we want to do something, we can use the military to do it."Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard and US Marines is a legally dubious 'power grab' that could militarise the MAGA movement, warns Prof. Scott Lucas on The Trump Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump's deployment of the National Guard to California appears to be part of an attempt to get a showdown with his possible Democratic rival Governor Gavin Newsom, The Times's Washington Correspondent George Grylls tells The Trump Report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sir Bill Browder joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss the United States redirecting 20,000 anti-drone missiles meant for Ukraine, whether Donald Trump plans to revoke further military aid and intelligence to the war-torn country and how US sanctions affecting Russia would put Vladimir Putin “out of business” and unable to fund his invasion. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Scott Lucas joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to dissect Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s public war of words and friendship breakdown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Times Radio's Jo Crawford is joined by senior associate fellow at RUSI and Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for European and NATO Policy, Jim Townsend to discuss Trump's travel ban on 12 countries and what to expect from the president's upcoming trip to the Nato Summit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Professor Robert Kelly joins Times Radio’s Maddie Hale to discuss Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin’s 75 minute phone call, whether it exposed the Russian leaders vulnerabilities with Ukraine and if the US President is living up to his 'TACO' nickname. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Editor-at-large of the National Post and Senior Reseach Fellow on the Atlantic Council Diane Francis tells Times Radio's Fergus Macphee why Elon Musk's outburst over Donald Trump's tax and spending bill means he will likely never return to the White House.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bryan Lanza - former senior advisor & communications director to Donald Trump - tells Times Radio’s Maddie Hale that Vladimir Putin would be "psychologically impacted” by Ukraine’s successful drone strikes against Russia’s strategic missile carriers and details why the US President needs to invoke enough economic turmoil on Russia so President Putin can’t rebuild his military. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The team at Times Radio looks at the daily happenings in Trump's White House. From tariffs to tantrums, global affairs to the Oval Office, this is your one-stop-shop for keeping up with everything coming out of Trump's America. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.